Social Welfare Act 2010

Number 34 of 2010

SOCIAL WELFARE ACT 2010

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART 1

Preliminary and General

Section

1. Short title, construction and commencement.

2. Definitions.

PART 2

Amendments to Social Welfare Acts

3. Social insurance benefits (new rates).

4. Social assistance payments (new rates).

5. Child benefit (new rates).

6. Increases in disablement pension.

7. Jobseeker’s benefit — reduction of rates in certain circumstances.

8. Jobseeker’s allowance — reduction of rates in certain circumstances.

9. Supplementary welfare allowance — reduced weekly amounts in certain circumstances.

10. Repeals.

11. Abolition of income ceilings.

12. Abolition of employee PRSI relief on employee pension contributions.

13. Reduction in employer PRSI relief on employee pension contributions.

14. Self-employment contributions — increase in rate.

PART 3

Repeal of Health Contributions Act 1979

15. Repeal of Health Contributions Act 1979 and consequential amendment.

SCHEDULE 1

SCHEDULE 2

SCHEDULE 3

Acts Referred to

Number 34 of 2010

SOCIAL WELFARE ACT 2010

AN ACT TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE SOCIAL WELFARE ACTS; TO REPEAL THE HEALTH CONTRIBUTIONS ACT 1979; AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.

[17th December, 2010]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: